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Noun washing has 2 senses
  1. wash, washing, lavation - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
    --1 is a kind of work
    --1 has parts: rinse, rinsing
    --1 has particulars:
     washup, bathing; ablution; dishwashing, washup; washing-up; window-washing; rinse; soak, soaking; laundering
    Derived form: verb wash2
  2. laundry, wash, washing, washables - garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
    --2 is a kind of garment; white goods, household linen
,Verb wash has 13 senses
  1. wash, rinse - clean with some chemical process
    --1 is one way to wash, launder
    Derived forms: noun wash7, noun washer1, noun washer3
    Sample sentence:
    They wash the cape
  2. wash, lave - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
    --2 is one way to cleanse, clean
    Derived forms: noun wash2, noun washing1
    Sample sentences:
    They wash
    They wash themselves
  3. wash, launder - cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water; "Wash the towels, please!"
    --3 is one way to clean, make clean
    Derived forms: noun wash7, noun wash2, noun washer1, noun washer3
    Sample sentence:
    They wash the cape
  4. wash - move by or as if by water; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge"
    --4 is one way to     move, displace
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  5. wash - be capable of being washed; "Does this material wash?"
    --5 is one way to     be
    Derived form: noun wash2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Something ----s Adjective/Noun
  6. wash - admit to testing or proof; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court"
    --6 is one way to     stand
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  7. wash - separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
    --7 is one way to     separate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  8. wash - apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
    --8 is one way to     cover
    Derived form: noun wash1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  9. wash, wash out, wash off, wash away - remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains"
    --9 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  10. wash - form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"
    --10 is one way to     erode, eat away, fret
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  11. moisten, wash, dampen - make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
    --11 is one way to wet
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  12. lave, lap, wash - wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"
    --12 is one way to flow
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  13. wash - to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking; "The cat washes several times a day"
    --13 is one way to     cleanse, clean
    Derived form: noun wash2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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